Agenda item - Draft Housing Allocations Policy

Updated extract from the proceedings of the Housing & New Homes Committee meeting held on 16 November 2016 (copy attached).

That the Committee:

1)    Notes the comments of Housing & New Homes Committee and agrees the Policy subject to the amendments set out above.

2)    That Assistant Director Housing be authorised to make consequential amendments to rest of the policy to make it consistent with the changes referred to in resolution 3 (of the Housing & New Homes Committee resolution on 16 November 2016).

91.1       The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director for Neighbourhoods, Communities & Housing in relation to Draft Housing Allocations Policy. The Chair noted that the report had been referred from the Housing & New Homes Committee meeting on 16 November 2016 as set out in the circulated extract. The report sought approval of the Draft Housing Allocations Policy, and included responses to points that had been raised by the Housing & New Homes Committee.

91.2       Councillor Janio noted that the Conservative Group were fully in support of the report, and they were pleased with the amendments that had been agreed at the Housing & New Homes Committee.

91.3       In response to Councillor Sykes it was clarified that there was a cross-party working group that would review the policy and look at issues such as the guidance. It was also noted that there would be a monitoring report back to the Housing & New Homes Committee in March 2018.

91.4       The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

91.5       RESOLVED – That the Committee:

1)     Notes the comments of Housing & New Homes Committee and agrees the Policy subject to the amendments set out above.

2)     That Assistant Director Housing be authorised to make consequential amendments to rest of the policy to make it consistent with the changes referred to in resolution 3 (of the Housing & New Homes Committee resolution on 16 November 2016).